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Regulation 2 Citation, commencement and interpretation

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(1)

In these Regulations

  • “the Act” means the Armed Forces Act 2006;

  • “authorised person” shall be construed in accordance with regulation 7;

  • “civilian policeman” means a member of a UK police force or a British overseas territories police force;

  • “illegal absence” means absence without leave or desertion, and “illegally absent” shall be construed accordingly;

  • “relevant person” means—

    1. (a)

      a person subject to service law who is suspected of being illegally absent or

    2. (b)

      the person who is arrested under a warrant issued under section 317(1) of the Act;

  • “service custody” has the same meaning as in sections 313 to 319 of the Act; and

  • “unit” means—

    1. (a)

      a naval ship or establishment;

    2. (b)

      any body of members of Her Majesty’s forces formed under the command of a person appointed to be the commanding officer of the body;

    3. (c)

      an air force station.